PIA16821: Simulation of Curiosity Rover Drilling into Martian Bedrock
This frame from an animation depicts NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilling a hole to collect a rock-powder sample at a target site called 'John Klein.'
 Mission:  Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) 
 Spacecraft:  Curiosity
 Product Size:  510 x 293 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA16821.tif (448.7 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA16821.jpg (23.64 kB)  

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animation for PIA16821
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This animation depicts NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilling a hole to collect a rock-powder sample at a target site called "John Klein."

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image Addition Date:
2009-10-13